CADIZ, OH (WTRF) - On October 13th, 1960, Pirates' Bill Mazeroski hits a walk off homerun in game 7 of the World Series, and 85 years later, athletes from Harrison Central High School gathered at the American Legion Post 34 in Cadiz to honor the Ohio Valley baseball legend.

They did so in a fun and unique way, by holding a girls vs. boys wiffle ball homerun derby.

Head coach of the Harrison Central baseball team Michael Valesko said it is important to educate the younger players on the history of baseball.

If you don't talk about history and remember it, it gets forgotten about. Just keep remembering the names from here in the Ohio Valley, whether that be Mazeroski, or you know guys now a day even. Like Michael from Wheeling Park playing for the Dodgers now. Baseball is really good in t

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